St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-04
THE LATEST NEWS.
Events of Importance at Home
and Abroad.

AsAAs @koi oIASAs
The jury in the case of Greenwall,
charged with the murder of MIR. Weeks,
in Brooklyn, have brought in verdict
of murder in the first degree.
A Joint resolution was passed in the
Virginia senate reaffirming the deter
minaton of the State to stand by the
Riddleberge1 law and calling on the
people to pay their taxes in money and
not in coupons The resolution was sub
sequently communicated to the House,
but was laid over.
James NJ Richards, aged seventy-two
a highly-respected and worthy farmer OF
Frederick county, Va, shot himself the
other day at the home of his son, M. A.
Richards. He fired the contents of q
double barreled shotgun into his stomach,
causing almost instantaneous death. lie
had been in delicate health, which, it is
supposed, had affected his mind.
Additional particulars of the express
robbery on the International and Great
Northern road at Mcneil station, fifteen
miles from Austin, have been received.
The robbers were twelve in number and
mounted. They fired large number of
shots to keep the passengers quiet, broke
open the express car, which the messen-
ger refused to do, and forced the safe,
rifling it Of its contents, from $21 900 to
$4,000 The highwaymen then told the
train hands to roll the log off the track,
by which means they had stopped the
train, and to go on. The robbers came
to the station unmasked and took Agent
S. r. Ely and two other men in charge
1or@ ha oF ho b,yl
them up in a box Car and placing watch
over them. None of the passengers were
molested, but one of them was wounded
by stray shot. A bullet also grazed
the fireman's face. Officers are search
ing for the lawbreakers with blood
hounds.
One of the leading banking firms of
| the City of Mexico has sustained a loss
claimed to be as great as 100000, All
that has been made public about the
theft is that the officers of the institu-
ton on coming to the bank one morning
found the doors of the vault wide open.
The cash had been carried off with the
exception of some bags of silver, with
which the thieves evidently did not care
to burden themselves.
United States Treasurer Hyatt has
| filed his bond, and it has been approved
! by Secretary Fairchild His bondsmen
are eight prominent and wealthy citizens
of Norwalk, Conn.
The President, accompanied by Mrs.
| Cleveland Mrs. Folsom and Colonel and
Mrs. Lamont, will leave Washington for
Saranac Lake, N Y shortly for fishing
trip. The party expect to be absent
about ten days. By starting at this com
paratively early date it is believed that
| better fishing can be had, and as the
usual summer crowd of visitors will not
be in the Adirondacks, there will be a
more favorable opportunity for much
needed rest.
| The Jury in the United States District
| Court at Philadelphia brought in a YER
| dict of guilty in the case of Jacob 5:
Herbst, convicting him of aiding and
abetting his father, William Herbst, the
! former president of the First National
| Bank of Glen Rock, Pa, in misapplying
! the funds of the bank. Father and son
were taken to the county prison, sentence
| being deferred in both cases, as their
I counsel gave notice that motions for new
trials would be made.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has made inquiries regarding the
memoir on the Irish question alleged to
have been prepared by the Irish College
AS result of his investigation he has
authority to state that no memoir what
ever on the condition of Ireland has been
issued from the Irish College, nor has
any body of members of the college de-
nounced the Parnellites. The state
ment to that effect is an absolute false
hood.
The French state council has rejected
the appeals of the Orleans princes for
reversal of the decree expelling them from
the army. The appeal of Prince Murat
for restoration to the army has been adj
mitted.
Near Tahlequah in the Indian Terri
tory, a few days ago, John Blair, James
Christie and French Christie, being
drunk, got into quarrel. James Christie
shot and mortally wounded Blair, and
was killed by his antagonist, who then
severely wounded French Christie in the
shoulder
William Smith, ex-governor of Vir-
ginia, died at his home near Warrenton,
in the ninetieth year of his age. He served
several terms in Congress- and was twice
governor of his State.
A telegram from Morelia, Mexico, re-
ports that the authorities ''are showing
great zeal in crushing out the unfriendly
spirit toward railroads" Lately Mex
lean was killed near that place by train,
and, no arrests being made, friends of his
retaliated by wrecking the train. Thirty
three Mexicans were arrested. The crime
was fastened on three men, who were
shot.
Government circles at Berlin are con-
fdent that General Boulanger will retain
the French war portfolio. The opinion
is expressed that whether a Freycinet
Boulanger Or Clemenceau-Boula
cabinet be formed the result will be
the same. Continuous preparations for
war must end in war. A Freycinet cabi
net without Boulanger would be re-
garded as pledge of peace.
Governor HILL of New York, has nomi-
mated General Daniel E. Sickles to be
commissioner Of emigration.
Madame Janauschek, after a perform
ance in Newport, R. l., fell down flight
of fourteen stairs at the Perry House,
breaking bone in her right forearm and
badly bruising her whole body. She will